There is a slight change to the timing rules on the Super Mario 64 leaderboards, effective immediately: Full-game RTA runs will be timed based on the logo at the start of the game, rather than console power on. Rather than console power on being 0.00 seconds, the first frame of the logo will be 1.33 seconds (40 frames at 29.97fps). This makes it much easier to determine the start time of a run on capture devices that don’t make it obvious, as well as standardizes runs that started from reset rather than console power on. More information on timing your runs under this new rule can be found here: http://bthl.es/1m

• What does this mean for me? Most likely nothing. You can continue running the game as you have been and if you’re not looking to time your runs to the frame, your splits will still be accurate to the nearest second as they have been.
• Should I start my splits at 1.33 seconds now? No, it’s still correct to start your splits at 0.00 and begin timing when you power your console on.
• Does this mean I can time from reset instead of power on? Yes, and your run won’t arbitrarily lose 1 second like it used to. That being said, it’s still recommended to time from power on unless something is physically preventing you from doing so.
• Will the existing leaderboard times be updated? This change will only affect runs submitted after this announcement. Keep in mind this is a very small timing change, so the accuracy of those previous submissions is not compromised.
• Does this affect emulator or VC runs? Nope. Emulator and VC will continue being timed as they were
• What does the first frame of the logo look like? If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them in the SM64 speedrunning discord: https://discord.gg/0Si1OtnB7Ylmwkwr

Thanks! This will be quite useful for @cheese05!

Was quite useful for people 5 months ago when it was first posted, yeah....